Sailor · 2015–2026

Ellen Petrigan

edgewater yacht club 420 Optimist VX One

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #786

Most successful partnership: Annika VanderHorst
Biggest lift: Annika VanderHorst
Longest-running crew: Annika VanderHorst
Nemesis: Dougie Cowan
Rival: Anthony Farrar
Best day: 21 Jun 2022
Signature result: 1st of 30

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Annika VanderHorst — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Annika VanderHorst · BoGo, Cinderella, Ellen Petrigan, Jack Vanderhorst · 420, Handicap, VX One 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
Kellie Keane · Ellen Petrigan, Jack Vanderhorst · 420, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2022
Jack Vanderhorst · Jack Vanderhorst · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Timothy Zacher · John Shockey · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
John Shockey · John Shockey · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jun 2026	2026 Cleveland Race Week Double-handed, Women's & VX One	BoGo	VX One	Crew	3rd / 6
25 Jul 2025	2025 Thistle Great Lakes Championship	John Shockey	Thistle	Crew	14th / 26
16 Jul 2022	2022 I-LYA Junior Championships	Cinderella	420	Skipper	6th / 31
14 Jul 2022	2022 I-LYA TS7 Port Clinton Yacht Club	Cinderella	420	Skipper	2nd / 22
24 Jun 2022	2022 I-LYA TS5 Bob Sessions Memorial Cleveland Yachting Club	Ellen Petrigan	420	Skipper	7th / 28
21 Jun 2022	2022 I-LYA TS4 Edgewater Yacht Club	Ellen Petrigan	420	Skipper	1st / 30
4 Jun 2022	2022 I-LYA OVERALL Travelers Series	Ellen Petrigan	420	Skipper	21st / 57
8 Aug 2021	2021 Chubb U.S. Junior Championships	Jack Vanderhorst	Handicap	Crew	8th / 11
5 Jul 2019	2019 BEMIS/SMYTHE Area E Eliminations for the Chubb U.S. Sailing Junior Sailing Championships (c420 and Laser	8613	420	Skipper	15th / 21
10 Jun 2017	Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Ohio	18244	Optimist	Skipper	15th / 21
10 Jun 2016	Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Ohio	n/a	Optimist	Skipper	21st / 21
26 Jun 2015	Junior Olympic Sailing Festival	18244	Optimist	Skipper	7th / 32

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	252 provisional	#13991 band 6648–26683	—
420 Helm	253 provisional	#786 band 344–1676	+11.7

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 8 races, 3 events · rating -8
Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 3 events · rating 17
Thistle · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 7
VX One · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 21

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 46%

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	76%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Fletcher Allyn	38	26–12
Anthony Farrar	31	15–16
Nicholas Robertson	30	15–15
Jacob Myers	26	12–14
Liam Rodriguez	26	24–2
Buck Rathbun	26	14–12
Jonathan Mack	26	11–15
Bobby Starck	26	9–17
Adam Starck	26	14–12
Kaden Kirby	26	25–1
Luke Spicer	24	24–0
Noah Scholtz	24	23–1

Most-beaten opponent: Luke Spicer (24–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	60%
2025	1	0	48%
2022	5	1	84%
2021	1	0	30%
2019	1	0	30%
2017	1	0	30%
2016	1	0	0%
2015	1	0	81%

Boats

Ellen Petrigan · 420 · 3 events · 2022
Cinderella · 420 · 2 events · 2022
18244 · Optimist · 2 events · 2015–2017
BoGo · VX One · 1 events · 2026
John Shockey · Thistle · 1 events · 2025
Jack Vanderhorst · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
8613 · 420 · 1 events · 2019
n/a · Optimist · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

I-LYA Junior Sailing · 5 events
Mentor on the Lake, OH · 3 events
Cleveland, OH · 2 events
Rocky River, OH · 1 events
Marblehead, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 252, #13,991.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 17. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.